Many of us pay our bank a “slacker tax.” AI could change that

The recent market turmoil over artificial intelligence has centered on fears that entire industries could be upended, jobs eliminated and company values ​​diminished.

These are all very valid concerns. But there’s another important thread in the AI ​​discussion that gets far less attention: how the rise of AI could change the way millions of people handle their money (assuming they still have a job, of course).

You see, AI is not just a cost-cutting tool that companies can exploit recklessly. It could also change the markets in which large companies sell their products, thanks to bots designed to help us improve our finances…